No matter how you feel about humanoid robots, they currently all have a technical limitation due to their form factor. Unless the robot is tethered to a power supply, it needs a battery, and unless ...

Humanoid robots have crossed a new Rubicon in the latest demo of the Walker S2 robot from Ubtech Robotics. In it, the robot approaches a charging tower filled with multiple batteries (and one empty ...

Robots used to need our help to keep going. They had to be plugged in or manually recharged. Now, UBTech is changing that. The company’s new humanoid, the Walker S2, has a feature that could reshape ...

In a world where robots are becoming an integral part of our daily lives, one breakthrough is taking things to a whole new level. Enter the Walker S2, an autonomous humanoid robot developed by UBTECH, ...

As we continue on our path towards a potential future filled with tireless humanoid robots staffing factory floors, companies are looking to solve a major pain point of the tech: a limited battery ...

If you’ve always been one to scoff at the idea of a robot uprising, then this story out of China might give you pause for thought. It’s about what is apparently the first-ever humanoid robot that’s ...

Since late 2024, humanoid robots and lithium-ion batteries (especially solid-state batteries) have repeatedly appeared ...

Until now, the robot workforce has had to either be plugged in all of the time, or spend some time cabled to the mains to top up its battery pack. UBTech has launched the Walker S2 humanoid, with dual ...

On August 6, 2025, UBTech in China revealed a humanoid robot that changes its own battery. In a demo, the robot replaced its drained battery using precise arm movements without human help. This ...

Ubtech Robotics' new Walker S2 humanoid robot changes its own battery in a demo video designed to showcase how autonomous battery swapping could let robots work 24/7 without interruption. Jesse Orrall ...